The cone is perhaps one of geometry’s most tantalizing silhouettes, teasing as the surface tapers until reaching the apex. Capitalizing on this visual tension is Diesel Living with Lodes who expands their collection by two new luminaries, Cross and Megaphone. Akin to an “it bag,” these fashionable fixtures debuted during Milan Design Week captivating spring audiences and turning heads with their unique use of the conical form. The additions are suitable for contract and residential spaces alike, and are equally accommodating of wildly different tastes. Megaphone contemporizes the iconic shape marrying modern minimalism with nostalgia for something plucked out of the 1950s, which imbues a future-retro aesthetic upon it. Cross takes a more modest approach hanging low with a squatter base and far less flashy material finish.

Simple, elegant, and slightly earthy. The Cross pendant lamp presents itself as an honest, functional design object with elements comprising a conical ivory fabric diffuser and distinctive “x” metal detail upon the apex. While the material language may be modest, the message is very clear. Form is in service of function as visual details and structural components are one in the same. The minimalist lamp is strong enough to speak for itself or can be hung in unison with others.

The Megaphone table lamp puts the eponymous object on its head with a silhouette that widens upwards as if it’s prepared to emit sound, but is instead poised to produce soft light from its center. The gradient-effect blown glass shade makes basking in this fixture’s warm glow an act of voyeurism as the bulb appears to be caught mid-undress when viewed through the iridescent finish. Other elements like the black steel base add attractive elements to edge articulation.

To learn more about this and other models in the collection visit lodes.com.

Images courtesy of Diesel Living with Lodes.

With professional degrees in architecture and journalism, Joseph has a desire to make living beautifully accessible. His work seeks to enrich the lives of others with visual communication and storytelling through design. Previously a regular contributor to titles under the SANDOW Design Group, including Luxe and Metropolis, Joseph now serves the Design Milk team as their Managing Editor. When not practicing, he teaches visual communication, theory, and design. The New York-based writer has also contributed to exhibitions hosted by the AIA New York’s Center for Architecture and Architectural Digest, and recently published essays and collage illustrations with Proseterity, a literary publication.